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Davem, a simple equation for you, that works in most cases....
Film totally faithful to the book = film that does not work
My example, Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone - a brilliant book, well crafted, great plot, great characters. The film followed this almost word for word and look how dull it is.
What I'm saying is if you think a film can be made identical to LOTR, it wouldn't and couldn't work. I know, let's have them walking for 2 weeks from Weathertop to the Ford shall we? Let's show the whole pass of the marshes. It wouldn't work as a movie.
Now as a mini series presented over a few seasons, then yes, I believe your premise could work, but not over the course of 3 films.
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